Typing and recording apparatus



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TYPING AND RECORDING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 20, 1967 6 Sheets-Shes 6 Fig. 6 I I}? United States Patent O 44,175 Int. Cl. B41j 3/514; G06k 1/08 US. Cl. 234-36 14 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE While a typing apparatus types selected numbers to form a line of imprints, recording apparatus is automatically operated to record in a row of areas forming a line of the record carrier. A stepwise operated contact arm has a plurality of positions for connecting the typing means with successive recording means so that actuation of any key causes recording of the number represented by the key. A stepping mechanism is controlled by the typing means to move the contact arm to successive control positions upon successive actuations of type keys so that recordings are made in successive areas of a line of the record carrier. When a line of imprints is completed on a printing form, transporting means move the record carrier to the next line position.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Punching devices controlled by typewriters are known in which a card is stepwisely transported under a series of punches. Other apparatus according to the prior art comprises punching devices controlled by a typewriter in which successive recordings are made in the direction of movement of the record carrier tape.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is one object of the invention to provide a typing and recording apparatus which is capable of making a great number of recordings in a limited space provided by a card.

Another object of the invention is to record information on a standard card which can be filed together with a printing form representing the same information. Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for recording under the control of a typewriter, on a tape or band of limited length which can be filed together with a printing form simultaneously produced by the typewriter.

A particular object of the invention is to provide means for simultaneously producing a typed line of a printing form on a typewriter, and a line of recordings representing the same information on a record carrier, such as a card or tape in closely spaced positions so that the card or tape has small dimensions.

In accordance with the invention, the recording device which is operated by the typewriter, has a row of recording means which are successively actuated when the keys of the typewriter are actuated.

The impulses produced by switches closed by the keys of the typewriter are preferably supplied through a coding device to a rotary contact arm which successively connects the recording means which are associated with consecutive areas of a line of the record carrier. Whenever a typewriter key is actuated and a number is typed on a printing form, the contact arm is shifted to the next 3,490,688 Patented Jan. 20, 1970 following position, and the next following recording means is connected with the typewriter.

In accordance with the invention, a transporting device is provided for stepwise transporting the record carrier so that successive lines are placed under a row of recording means. The record carrier is transported when the line spacing means of the typewriter is actuated, or if the record carrier has only a small number of recording areas in a line, automatically after the corresponding number of keys has been actuated.

Irrespective of whether a complete or incomplete line has been typed by the typewriter, the rotary contact arm is controlled either by the carriage return means or by the line spacing means of the typewriter so that the rotary contact arm returns to its initial position after a line spacing or carriage return operation.

In accordance with a feature of the invention, the transporting of the record carrier is prevented while a sheet is inserted into the typewriter in a particular position of the paper carriage, which is effected by an interrupter contact effective in certain tabulating positions.

Preferably, a switch is provided which permits the start of recordings only in a specific initial position of the paper carriage.

In a modified embodiment of the invention, in which two recording means cooperate with two recording areas provided in each line of a record carrier, a rotary contact arm connects the switches of the number keys of the typewriter alternately with two recording means, and the record carrier is automatically shifted to the next line after each two actuations of keys of the typewriter, or by the carriage after two steps of the carriage.

Preferably, a switch contact is provided for interrupting the connection to the transporting means during the carriage return. In order to program the data to be recorded in columns, the impulses given from the keys of the typewriter through a coding device and rotary contact arm to the recording means, are interrupted during specific steps of the paper carriage.

One embodiment of the invention comprises typing apparatus including a plurality of typing means, such as keys and type actions, for typing selected numbers whereby a line of imprints is formed on a printing form; recording apparatus including a plurality of recording means, such as magnet operated punches, forming a row for respectively recording in areas of a record carrier forming a line; control means, preferably including a contact arm and a plurality of stationary slide contacts, having a plurality of successive control positions for connecting the typing means with successive recording means in such a manner that upon actuation of any typing means the respective connected recording means records the number typed by the respective typing means; and operating means preferably including a stepping mechanism controlled by a stepping magnet which is connected with a switch operated by the typing means, and which moves the control means to successive control positions upon successive actuations of selected keys. In this manner, the recording means make recordings in successive areas of a line on the record carrier, and the recordings represent the numbers successively typed in the line of imprints.

Each area of the record carrier preferably has a plurality of fields, and each recording means includes a plurality of recording elements, such as punches, for respectively recording code elements in the form of punched holes in selected fields of the respective area. Coding means are provided for connecting the switches of the keys of the typewriter with the recording means so that the recordings in the areas of the record carrier are coded.

In such an arrangement, the rotary contact arm has a group of first code contacts and cooperates with a plurality of groups of second code contacts in successive angularly displaced controlled positions.

The recording apparatus includes transporting means for transporting the record carrier in a direction transverse to the direction of the row of recording means, and whenever a line of recording areas on the record carrier has been completed with recordings, the transporting means is automatically operated to shift the record carrier to the next following line. Such a line may consist of as many positions as are typed in the line on the printing form by the typewriter, or of only two recording areas, in which event the transporting means shift the record carrier after each two key actuations, or after each two carriage steps.

The novel features which are considered as characteristic for the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGS. la and 1b are fragmentary views illustrating two different record carriers used in the apparatus of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic elevation illustrating a typing and recording apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention for typing on a printing form and simultaneously recording on the record carrier shown in FIG. la;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view taken in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 2, and being partially in section;

FIG. 4 is a schematic elevation illustrating another embodiment of the invention for recording on a record carrier shown in FIG. 1b;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating an arrangement in which the printing form and punched cards produced by the apparatus of FIGS. 2 and 3 can be used; and

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary schematic perspective view illustrating an apparatus in which a printed record carrier and a typed printing form in accordance with the invention can be used.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1a illustrates a record carrier in the form of a card having a plurality of transverse lines respectively associated with the heading, and with the first, second, third and so forth lines of a text. Each transverse line has twenty adjacent recording areas, each of which is subdivided into four adjacent fields which are, respectively, associated with code elements. By placing code elements, such as punched holes 3, in selected combinations of fields 2, different numbers are represented in the respected recording area. For example, the first recording area of the line representing the heading, has a hole 3 punched in the first field, and no hole punched in the other three fields, which may represent the number 1. The second area of the line has a hole punched in the second field, which may represent the number 2. The nineteenth recording area of the same line has again a hole punched in the second field, representing again the number 2.

As will be explained hereinafter, a row of recording means, each of which has a group of four recording elements, is provided and positioned so that the twenty recording means of the row respectively cooperate with the twenty recording areas of one transverse line of record carrier card 1, and so that the four recording elements, which may be punches, are respectively located over the four fields of the respective area for punching selected code combinations into the same, respectively. Since twenty recording areas each of which has four fields, are provided, eighty recording elements are required for recording the information in one line of the record carrier card 1.

Record carrier 1 has transporting holes 4 cooperating with sprocket teeth so that the record carrier card 1 can be transported in longitudinal direction to place successive lines under the row of recording means.

FIG. lb illustrates a different record carrier in the form of a strip having transporting holes along a longitudinally extending central line of symmetry. A first recording area 7 having four fields, and a second recording area 8 having four fields are located on opposite sides of the record carrier 5. Recording areas 7 and 8 are associated with the first and second numbers of a text line, the following two recording areas are associated with the third and fourth numbers of the same text line, and so forth so that the information recorded in the first transverse line of record carrier card 1, is recorded in the first ten lines of record carrier 5. Two recording means cooperate with the two recording areas 7 and 8, and each recording means includes four recording elements for recording code elements, such as punched holes 3, in selected fields of the two recording areas 7 and 8. When the code elements have been recorded in the recording areas 7 and 8 of the first line of record carrier 5, the same is transported so that the two groups of four record- 1ng elements are located over the corresponding fields of the two recording areas of the second line for recordlng code elements in the same representing the third and fourth numbers of the same line of the text, which may be the heading. After record carrier 5 has moved ten steps, the information contained in a line of twenty numbers is recorded on record carrier 5, and the following recordings represent the subject matter of the second line of the text in ten transverse lines on record carrier 5, corresponding to the single transverse second line of record carrier 1.

FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate a typing and recording apparatus for typing a printing form having a heading, and successive text lines, and for simultaneously recording in an associated line of recording areas on record carrier 1. A typing apparatus T has typing means including keys 22 connected by pivots 26 to double armed levers 27 by which type bars 29 mounted on pivot 28 are operated to make imprints on the printing form 19 and to produce on the back of the printing form reverse characters. The printing form 19 is mounted in the usual manner on a cylindrical platen 30 which is tumably supported on the paper carriage 20. A space bar 23 is also provided, and all parts are mounted on a supporting housing and frame structure 21. While the typewriter has also character keys, keys 22 are assumed to represent numbers or digits, and key 23 represents the space bar. The apparatus is provided with a conventional line spacing apparatus by which, whenever the paper carriage 20 is returned to its initial position after typing of a line of the text, the platen is turned an angular step to place the printing form sheet in such a manner in the printing area of the type bars 29 that a new line, spaced and located below the preceding line, is typed on the printing form sheet.

The number keys 22 operate, respectively, switches 31 which are connected in series with a switch 24. Switch 24 is operated and closed by an actuator 25 mounted on the paper carriage 20 and closing switch 24 when the carriage is placed in an initial position corresponding to the left margin of a new line.

Each switch 31 is closed by a corresponding key 22 representing a different number, and all switches 31 are connected with a coding device32 having four output lines ln accordance with the number represented by the actuator typing means 22, 29, different groups of coded signals aresupplied through the four output lines 32a to the four code contacts 33 on a rotary contact arm 36 whichcan be turned by shaft 51 between successive angularly spaced control position in which the four code contacts '33 cooperate with successive groups of stationary code contacts 46. FIG. 2 illustrates the contact arm 36 in an initial position in which code contacts 33 respectively engagecthe four stationary contacts of the group 46 which is associated with the first recording areas of all lines of record carrier 1. The next following group of stationary code contacts 46 is associated with all second recording areas of the lines of record carrier 1, and so forth, twenty groups of stationary code contacts 46 be ing provided on the circular support 34 and successively engaged by the stepwise rotating contact arm 36. Thereco rding means of the apparatus include eighty recording electromagnets 37, each of which has an armature 38 for turning a hammer lever 40 about, a pivot 39 so that lever 40 actuates a punch 42 against the action of a spring 43 to pass through a corresponding bore in a guide plate 41 to punch a hole in a field of record carrier 1 which'istransported along a plate 44 having holes receiving the ends of punches 42 after the same have perforated the record carrier card 1. Sprocket wheels 63 have teeth engaging transporting holes 4 of record carrier 1 for transporting the same. In the position of FIG. 2, the first line of record carrier 1, associated with the heading," is located under the row of eighty punches 42 so that each punch is located over a field of a recording area.

The four code contacts of each group 46 are connected with four electromagnets 37, and the twenty groups of code contacts 47 are respectively connected to the twenty groups of four electromagnets 37. The first four electromagnetsf are connected .to the first group of stationary code contacts 35 which in the position of FIG. 2 are connected with the coding device 32 by the four code contacts 33 of contact arm 36. Consequently, the number represented by the first actuated key 22 will be transmitted in the formof coded signals to the'first group of electromagnets, and since the first line of record carrier 1 is located under the row of eighty punches 42, the first recording area of the first line of record carrier 1 will be punched with code elements in a selected field or fields,

the first line ofrecord carrier 1 in FIG. 1a. r

When thenext key 22 is actuated, and another selected number is printed by type bar 29 on the printing form 19, the four punches associated with the second recording area must be selectively operated, and therefore contact arm 36 must be shifted to a control position in which code contacts 33 thereon cooperate with a second group of stationary code contacts 46 which are respectively connected to the second group of four electromagnets 37. Such" shifting of contact arm 36 must take place upon each operation of a number key 22. 1

When carriage 20 has been moved by the space bar or carriage return means to a position where the start of the line isdesired, contact 24 is closed, and when the first number key 22 is actuated, contact 31 thereof is closed so that a signal is supplied through a delaying amplifier 47 to operating means which move contact arm.36 of the control device C to the next following position.

The operating means includes a stepping wheel 145 cooperating with a shifting pawl 146 biased by a spring 148, and with a locking pawl 147 biased by a spring 149 to engage the stepping wheel 145. When the stepping magnet 150 receives an impulse through switches 24, 31 and delaying amplifier 47 a certain time after actuashown to be the first field of. the first recording area of tion of the first key 22, its armature operates the pawls so that the stepping wheel is turned one step with contact arm 36 against the action of a spiral spring, not shown, to the next following control position in which code contacts 33 of contact arm 36 cooperate with the stationary code contacts 46 associated with the second recording area of the same first line of record carrier 1. Consequently, when the next key 22 is actuated, the code signals are supplied to the second group of four recording magnets 37 which effect the punching of a hole in a selected field of the second recording area of the same line of the record carrier 1. The operations are continued until twenty numbers have been typed in the first line of the printing form 19, and recorded in the twenty recording areas of the first line of record carrier 1, or until a shorter line of numbers has been typed on the printing form 19, in which case no recordings are made in the remaining recording areas of the first line.

In any event, when the carriage is returned to the initial position, and the platen 30 is turned a line spacing angle, actuation of the next key will cause typing of a number in the first position of the next following line of the printing form. Therefore, the first recording area of the second transverse line of record carrier 1, which is associated with the first line of the text, must now be placed under the row of punches 41 which is effected by transporting record carrier 1 one step. Furthermore, contact arm 36 must be returned to its initial position illustrated in FIG. 2 so that the next recording is again made in the first recording area of the second line of record carrier 1 which is associated with the first line of the text following the heading.

A switch 48 is positioned on the typewriter frame 21 to be engaged by an actuator 49 secured to the paper carrier 20 when the paper carriage is returned in the usual manner to its initial position. The signal of switch 48 is supplied to the stepping mechanism so that pawls 47 and 48 release the stepping wheel and permit the return of the same, together with contact arm 36, by the spiral spring acting on the stepping wheel 145 whereby contact arm 36 is returned to the position shown in FIG. 2, connecting the key contact 31 through coding device 32 with the first group of four recording magnets 37. However, the recording magnets are still located over the first head line of the record carrier card 1.

The typing apparatus P includes conventional carriage return means so that carriage 20 transports the printing form sheet 19 to the initial position, and line spacing means so that platen 30 transports the sheet an angular distance corresponding to the spacing between two lines of typed text. When the paper carriage 20 has arrived in its initial position, and the platen 30 is turned, a switch 52 is closed by an actuating pin 53 of a plurality of pins 53 provided on the periphery of an actuator wheel 55 which turns with platen 30 and has as many actuator pins 53 as are required for the maximum number of lines of the printingform.

Switch 52 which, when actuated, produces a signal representing the shifting of the platen and printing form 19 to the next following line position, is connected with a transporting magnet 56 whose armature 57 cooperates with a pawl 58 pivotally connected with another pawl 60, the pawls being biased by springs 65 and 66 to cooperate with a stepping wheel 59. Pawls 58 and 60 are mounted On a wheel 70 whose hub is secured to shaft 69 and to the inner end of spiral spring: 61 whose outer end is frictionally connected with a member 62 carrying a sprocket wheel 63 cooperating with the transporting holes 4 of record carrier 1. When transporting magnet 57 operates pawl 58, spiral spring 61 turns member 62 with transporting sprocket 63 so far that a flank of stepping wheel 59 abuts a tooth 64 of pawl 58. When transporting magnet 56 is deenergized, springs 65 and 66 operate pawls 58, 60 to return the same to the initial position shown in FIG. 2 sothat shifting tooth 58 releases stepping wheel 59 so that spiral spring 61 turns stepping wheel 59 until the next following tooth abuts locking pawl 60 so that transporting sprocket 63 and the record carrier 1 transported by the same are in a position in which the row of punches 42 is located on the second line of the record carrier, with the first four electromagnets 37 of the first recording area connected through control device C and coding device 32 with the switches 31 of number keys 22. A gear 67 can be driven by a motor, and cooperates with a toothed rim of wheel 70 to wind up spring 61, when required. Space bar 23 operates a switch 68 connected in parallel with switches 31 and producing signals supplied to stepping magnet 150 of the stepping mechanism for contact arm 36, which is generally indicated by reference numeral 45. Consequently operation of the space bar will turn contact arm 36 to the next following control position. While operation of space bar 23 will produce a blank space on the printing form 19, the impulse supplied by switch 68 to coding device 32 may be used to produce in the respective recording area of the respective line of record carrier 1, a coded recording which will cause a spacing step of a printing apparatus controlled by the recording of record carrier 1.

When the paper carriage 20 of typewriter T has been moved by operation of character keys, not shown, or of the number keys 22, or of the space bar 23 to an initial position in which a record carrier is to be produced at the same time as a typewritten text is made on the printing form blank 19, switch 24 is closed by actuator block 25 on the paper carirage 20 so that switches 31 and 68 are connected with the voltage source. When a number key 22 is operated, the type action 26, 27, 28 moves the type bar 29 to the printing position so that a corresponding number or digit is printed on the printing form blank 19. The operation of the respective key 22 closes switch 31, and a signal representing the respective key 22 is supplied to coding device 32 which produces coding signals representing the respective number by combinations of four code elements, and the respective coded signals pass through the code contacts 33 on the rotary contact arm 36 and the first group of four stationary code contacts 46 to selected magnets of the first four magnets 37 of the row, so that the respective punches of the first group of four punches 42 are operated to punch holes in accordance with a code into the first recording area in the first transverse line of the record carrier 1, in the specific case, a hole 3 in the first field of the first area, so that only the first magnet 37 was energized to represent the respective number.

When switch 31 is closed, an impulse passes through the delaying amplifier 47 to the stepping magnet 150 of the stepping mechanism 45 so that contact arm 36 is shifted one step to a position in which contacts 33 engage the second group of stationary code contacts 46 which are respectively connected to the second group of four magnets 37. However, the step of contact arm 36 is delayed until the punching of the first recording area by the first group of magnets 37 has been completed.

In the event that in a particular line, it is not necessary to record twenty numbers in the twenty recording areas of record carrier 1, the paper carriage is returned to its initial position. After the closing of switch 48 the stepping mechanism 49 turns contact arm 36 with shaft 51 to the initial position shown in FIG. 2. During the following line spacing operation by turning platen 30, switch 52 is closed by one of the actuator pins 53 of wheel 55 which is secured to the shaft 54 of the platen 30, so that magnet 56 is energized.

The armature 57 of transporting magnet 56 presses the shifting pawl 58 into the stepping wheel 59, while releasing the locking pawl 60. Spiral spring 61 turns flange member 70 on which pawls 58 and 60 are mounted, in the direction of the arrow B so that transporting sprocket wheel 63 is turned to transport the record carrier 1 to the next recording position in which the second line is located under the row of punches 42. The angular step is stopped by the abutment of the tooth of the stepping wheel 59 against a tooth 64 of pawl 58. Magnet 56 is deenergized, and springs 65 and 66 return the pawls 58 and 60 to the initial position. Shifting pawl 58 releases stepping wheel 59, and spiral spring 61 pulls the stepping wheel 59 until the next tooth abuts locking pawl 60. Since punches 42 are located over the second line of recording areas of record carrier 1, and since rotary contact arm 36 is in its initial position cooperating with a first group of stationary code contacts 46, actuation of the next key will cause the punches of the first group to make coded recordings in the first recording area of the second line of record carrier 1 which is associated with the first line of the text. The energization of transporting magnet 57 may also be effected through slide contacts 151, shown in broken lines, on contact arm 36 and contact plate 34, respectively, which could energize transporting magnet 56 when contact arm 36 is returned to its initial position.

The embodiment of FIG. 4 is used for recording on a record carrier 5 which is shown in detail in FIG. lb, and has in each transverse line only two recording areas corresponding to two carriage positions. A typing apparatus T, a control device C, a transporting device TR for the record carrier 5, and a recording apparatus R are provided. The transporting device TR corresponds exactly to the transporting device described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, but only one row of sprocket teeth is provided on transporting roller 109 for engaging the single row of transporting holes 6 of record carrier 5. The control device C includes a rotary contact arm 36 stepwise operated by the stepping mechanism 45 under the control of stepping magnet 150.

A switch 24 is closed by an actuator 25 in the initial position of the printing form all typed numbers of which are also recorded on record carrier 5. Switch 24 is connected in series with key switches 31 and space bar switch 68, which are both connected to the coding device 32, and also to the stepping magnet 150 over a delaying amplifier 47. Switch 48 and its actuator 49, are also provided in the manner illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, but are covered by a switch 107 and an actuator block 106 in FIG. 4 so as not to be visible. Actuator 106 closes switch 107 after every second actuation of any key of the typewriter, such as the space bar 23, a number 22, or one of the character keys, not shown.

A carriage return key 110 operates a switch 111 which is connected in series with switch 107 and with delaying amplifier 108 so that when switch 107 is closed, transporting magnet 56 is energized at a delay to cause a stepwise movement of record carrier 5. This circuit is interrupted when the carriage return key 110 is operated and opens switch 111 so that switch 107 is not continuously closed during the return of paper carriage 20, and continuous repeated operation of magnet 56 is prevented.

When switch 24 is closed by switch actuator 25 in a position of paper carriage 20 in which recording is to take place, and a number key 22 is operated to close a switch 31, a signal is supplied to coding device 32 and the number is represented by code signals passing through the four lines 32a to the code contacts 33 on contact arm 36. In the illustrated initial position of contact arm 36, code contacts 33 abut the first group of stationary code contacts 35, and code impulses are given to corresponding four contacts 93 on an insulating support plate 94. Contacts 93 are connected by slide contacts 104 to four recording magnets 96. The second group of stationary code contacts 46 is also connected to four contacts 95. The slide contacts 104 are respectively connected to eight recording magnets including two groups of magnets 96 and magnets which are respectively associated with the four fields of the two recording areas in a line of record carrier 5. b

Each recording magnet 56 or 105 has an armature for operating the arm 97 of a shaft 108 carrying cams by which punches 101 are pressed against the action of springs 102 through record carrier to punch holes in the same. Punches 101 are guided in a row of eight bores in a guide plate 100. It will be seen that the four punches on the left cooperate with the recording ,area in the first line on the left of FIG. 1b, and that thefour punches on the right as viewed in FIG. 4 cooperate with the fields of the recording area on the right of FIG. 1b after the hole 3 has been punched in the first field of the first recording area of record carrier 5 in the position of the elements shown in FIG. 4.

The closing of switch 31 of the first operated key has also produced a signal passing through the delaying element 47 to stepping magnet 150 so that contact arm 36 is turned an angular step to the next following position in which its code contacts 33 abut the stationary code contacts 46 so that coding device 32 and the number key switches 31 are connected with the group of contacts 95 and recording magnets 105. However, element 47 delays the shifting of contact arm 36 until after the punching of the first recording area by the four punches 101 on the left of FIG. 4 has been completed. H.

When the next number key 22 is actuated, the second group of recording magnets 105 is controlled by the coded signals passing through contacts 33 and 46, and the second recording area in the first line of record carrier 5 is punched, for example, in the second field.

Since the first line of recordcarrier 5 has onlytwo recording areas, it is necessary to transport record carrier 5 one step so that the next following transverse line having two recording areas is located under the two groups of punches 101 and two groups of recording magnets 96 and 105.

The actuation of the second number key causes closing of switch 107 by actuator 106, since actuator 106 is operated by all number keys 22 and by space bar 23 to close switch 107 after every second actuation of a key or of the space bar. When switch 107 is closed, transporting magnet 56 is energized after a delay caused by the delay element 108 so that record carrier 5 is transported to the next line after the punching of the second recording area 8 in the first line of record carrier 5 has been completed.

Energization of transporting magnet 56 effects a step of the stepping mechanism 58 to 62 which turns member 109 to transport the record carrier 5 one step.

Switch 107 is, alsov connected to the stepping mechanism 45 to effect return of contact arm 36 to the initial position shown in FIG. 4 in which the recording magnets 96 and the associated four punches 101 are connected with the coding device, since the operation of the next number key 22 must cause recording in the first recording area 7 of the second line of record carrier 5.

When the carriage is returned at :the end of a typewritten line on printing form 19, switch 48, not shown in FIG. 4, will also effect return of contact arm 36- to its initial position shown in FIG. 4. Since carriage return key 110 opens switch 111, the flow of current to transporting magnet 56 is interrupted so that transport of record carrier 5 due to continued closing of switch 107 during the return of paper carriage 20 is prevented.

FIG. 5 illustrates a method of the invention using printing form 19 and a record carrier as described with reference to FIG 1a. The typewriter 21 prints a heading and lines on the printing form 19, while simultaneously a punching device 131 punches a record carrier 129, which may correspond to record carrier 1 described with reference to FIG. 1a. A cable 130 connects the two devices. A row of brushes 133 senses the punched holes in record carrier 129, while a card 132 is imprinted by the printing form 19 which is carried by printing roller 134. The sensing of the holes of the record carrier by brushes 133 may take place in synchronism with the rotation of printing cylinder 134 either within one revolution, or one or several operational cycles after the respective revolution of the printing cylinder 134. The values read out by brushes 133 are supplied to the punching device 137 and to the testing station 138. 'When the imprinted card 132 enters the punching device 137, the values read out from the record carrier are punched into the card so that card 132 has the same information imprinted and in recorded form. After punching of card 132, a testing brush means 139 reads out the recorded information and transfers the same through a cable 140 to the testing station 138. In the event that the values supplied by the brush means 133 and by the brush means 139 to the testing station 138 are not identical, the machine is automatically stopped.

FIG. 6 illustrates a corresponding operation in which a typewriter 21 produces a printing form 19 while at the same time signals are transmitted through cable to a recording device 142 which prints marks on a record carrier, which may be the record carrier of FIG. 1a. Photocells 143 are used for sensing and reading out the information printed in coded form on record carrier 141, and the read out values are transferred through cables and 136 to the punching device 137 and the testing station 138. The imprinted card 132 is punched by punching device 137 with the same information under the control of sensing means 143, and the punched recordings on the card are compared with the recordings on the record carrier 141 by the testing device 138, as explained above.

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of typing and recording apparatus differing from the types described above.

While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in an apparatus for simultaneously typing the text of a printing form and making recordings representing the same information on the record carrier, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention and, therefore, such adaptations should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalence of the following claims.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:

1. Typing and recording apparatus comprising in combination, typing apparatus including a plurality of typing means for typing selected numbers so as to form a line of imprints; recording apparatus including a predetermined number of recording means forming a row for respectively recording in areas of a record carrier forming a line; control means having a plurality of successive control positions for connecting said typing means with successive recording means in such a manner that upon actuation of any typing means the respective connected recording means records the number typed by the respec tive typing means; operating means controlled by said typing means for moving said control means to successive control positions upon successive actuations of selected typing means so that said recording means make recordings in successive areas of a line on the record carrier representing the numbers successively typed in said line of imprints; and transporting means for transporting the record carrier in a direction transverse to the direction of the row of recording means, said typing apparatus including actuating means for actuating said transporting means after operation of said predetermined number of said typing means.

2. Typing and recording apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein two recording means form said row so as to cooperate with two recording areas in each line of a recrd carrier; and wherein said actuating means of said typing apparatus includes means for actuating said transporting means after every second actuation of said typing means so that on y two recordings are made in each line of said record carrier.

3. Typing and recording apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said control means include a rotary contact arm means, and two slide contact means angularly spaced from each other and respectively engaged by said contact arm means in two angularly displaced control positions of the same; and a stepping mechanism controlled by said typing means to move said contact arm means from a first position to a second position after actuation of one of said typing means, and from said second position to said first position after the second actuation of a typing means.

4. Typing and recording apparatus comprising, in combination, typing apparatus including a plurality of typing means for typing selected numbers so as to form a line of imprints; recording apparatus including a plurality of recording means forming a row for respectively recording in areas of a record carrier forming a line; control means including rotary contact arm means having a plurality of successive control positions, and a plurality of slide contact means angularly spaced from each other and respectively engaged by said contact arm means in successive angularly spaced control positions of the same, said slide contact means being respectively electrically connected with said recording means, and said contact arm means being electrically connected with said typing means so that upon actuation of any typing means the respective connected recording means records the number typed by the respective typing means; and operating means controlled by said typing means for moving said control arm means to successive control positions upon successive actuations of selected typing means so that said recording means make recordings in successive areas of a line on the record carrier representing the numbers successively typed in said line of imprints.

5. Typing and recording apparatus as claimed in claim 4 wherein said control means include a stepping mechanism controlled by said typing means to move said contact arm one step after each actuation of a typing means.

6. Typing and recording apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein said typing apparatus includes carriage return means and line spacing means connected with said stepping mechanism so that said contact arm means is returned to an initial position when said carriage return means and said line shifting means is operated.

7 Typing and recording apparatus as claimed in claim 4 wherein said typing apparatus includes line spacing and sheet transporting means for starting a new line spaced from an old line; and wherein said recording apparatus includes transporting means for transporting the record carrier in a direction transverse to the direction of the row of recording means and including a transporting magnet; wherein said line spacing and sheet transporting means includes a switch connected in series with said transporting magnet.

8. Typing and recording apparatus as claimed in claim 7 and including another switch in series with said switch; wherein said typing apparatus includes a carriage return key and a switch contact connected in series with said switch and said transporting magnet and being opened by operation of said carriage return key.

9. Typing and recording apparatus including a plurality of typing means for typing selected numbers so as to form a line of imprints; recording apparatus including a plurality of recording means forming a row for respectively recording in areas of a record carrier forming a line, each area having a plurality of fields, and each recording means including a plurality of recording elements for respectively recording code elements in selected fields of the respective area; control means comprising coding means, rotary contact arm means having a group of first code contacts respectively associated with code elements and connected with said coding means, and a plurality of stationary slide contact means angularly spaced from each other and each including a group of stationary second code contacts, said second code contacts of each slide contact means being respectively connected to the recording elements of the respective recording means,'said first code contact engaging said second code contacts of successive slide contact means in successive angularly displaced control positions of said contact arm means for connecting said typing means with successive recording means in such a manner that upon actuation of any typing means the respective connected recording means records the number typed by the respective typing means; and operating means controlled by said typing means for moving said control arm means to successive control positions upon successive actuations of selected typing means so that said recording means make recordings in successive areas of a line on the record carrier, representing the number successively typed in said line of imprints.

10. Typing and recording apparatus comprising, in combination, typing apparatus including a plurality of typing means for typing selected numbers so as to form a line of imprints, and line spacing and sheet transporting means for starting a new line spaced from an old line; recording apparatus including a plurality of recording means forming a row for respectively recording in areas of a record carrier forming line, and also including transporting means for transporting said record carrier in a direction transverse to the direction of said row of recording means, and means connecting said line spacing and sheet transporting means with said transporting means of said recording apparatus so that whenever a new line is started in said typing apparatus, said transporting means transports said record carrier to a position in which said row of recording means is disposed for recording, respectively, in areas of said record carrier forming a new line; control means having a plurality of successive control positions for connecting said type means with successive recording means in such a manner that upon actuation of any typing means the respective connected recording means records the number typed by the respective typing means; and operating means controlled by said typing means for moving said control means to successive control positions upon successive actuations of selected typing means so that said recording means make recordings in successive areas of a line on the record carrier representing the numbers successively typed in said line of imprints.

11. Typing and recording apparatus as claimed in claim 10 wherein said line spacing and sheet transporting means include a paper carriage, and wherein said connecting means include a switch actuated by said paper carriage.

12. Typing and recording apparatus as claimed in claim 10 wherein said line spacing and sheet transporting means include a turnable platen, and wherein said connecting means include a switch actuated by said platen.

13. Typing and recording apparatus as claimed in claim 10 wherein said control means include a rotary contact arm means, and a plurality of stationary slide contact means angularly spaced from each other and respectively engaged by said contact arm means in successive angularly displaced positions of the same, said slide contact means being respectively electrically connected with said recording means and said contact arm means being electrically connected with said typing means; and wherein said operating means is connected to said rotary contact arm means and controlled by said 13 14 line spacing and sheet transporting means to return said References Cited contact arm means to an initial position when said line UNITED STATES PATENTS spacmg and sheet transportlng means start a new line of imprints so that the recording means of the first area of 2,581,184 1/1952 Goff 23443 X the new line of said record carrier is actuated. 5 217031142 3/1955 234*43 X 14. Typing and recording apparatus as claimed in 3,243,031 3/1966 Przyslepkl 23442 X claim 10 wherein said connecting means include an electric circuit and a normally open switch means, said typing apparatus including a paper carriage actuating said switch means to close in a position of said paper carriage 10 in which a line is started. l97-1.6; 234-42, 123

WILLIAM S. LAWSON, Primary Examiner 

